(1828–1906), Norwegian playwright. He is credited with being the first major playwright to write tragedy about ordinary people in prose. Ibsen's later works, such as The Master Builder (1892), deal increasingly with the forces of the unconscious and were admired by Sigmund Freud. Other notable works: Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll's House (1879), Ghosts (1881).
Definition of Ibsen, Henrik in US English:
Ibsen, Henrik
proper nounˈibsən
(1828–1906), Norwegian playwright. He was the first major playwright to write tragedy about ordinary people in prose. Notable works: Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll's House (1879), Ghosts (1881), and The Master Builder (1892).